Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2016-05-11-Speech-3-571-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2016-05-11"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Dame Glenis Willmott2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, it really is disappointing, to say the least, that we are discussing the issue of country of origin labelling yet again following a lack of action by the Commission. In 2011 when we dealt with the food information regulation Parliament voted for mandatory country of origin labelling for meat and dairy products. Last year this Parliament adopted a resolution calling for the mandatory country of origin labelling for all meat in processed food. Yet still the Commission says that voluntary labelling is enough. Well, it clearly is not enough because we know that consumers want this labelling. 84% of consumers support origin labelling for milk and 90% would like to see this labelling for meat in processed food. It is also supported by farmers and consumer organisations across Europe and actually the cost is really quite minimal. At least Member States are now waking up to this demand, with France bringing in legislation for origin labelling for milk and for meat in processed food. Italy and Portugal are also considering similar legislation. So it seems as if everyone wants this labelling except for the Commission. This is about clear, honest labelling which does not mislead consumers. It would allow consumers to make informed decisions about the food they buy for a variety of reasons: environmental, animal welfare and, yes, to support their local farmers if that is what they want to do. It should be their choice. It would also be positive for the food industry and would help restore consumer confidence, which has been very badly damaged in recent times. So I hope MEPs will support this resolution and I hope the Commission will finally listen to Parliament and, more importantly, finally listen to consumers and at last come forward with legislation to ensure that consumers know where their food comes from."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Glenis Willmott,"1 "on behalf of the S&D Group"1
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